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JOINT DECLARATION OF THE ASEAN DEFENCE MINISTERS
ON STRENGTHENING ASEAN DEFENCE COOPERATION FOR
STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION
WE, the Defence Ministers of the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of
Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic
of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand, the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
s Office of Brunei
and the Deputy Minister at the Prime セjゥョウエ・イG@
Darussalam, the Deputy Defence Minister of the Union of Myanmar and
the Undersecretary for Finance and Armed Forces Modernisation Affairs of
the Republic of the Philippines, gathered here in Ha Noi, Viet Nam on 11
May 20 10 for the Fourth A SEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (hereinafter
referred to as "ADMM");
RECALLING the inauguration of AD1\1rv1, on 9 May 2006, as one of the
historic milestones in the development of ASEAN, which plays a crucial role
in contributing towards building the ASEAN Political - Security Community
by 2015;
RECALLING also the signing of the Cha-Am Hua Hin Declaration on the
Roadmap for an ASEAN Community 2009-2015, to adopt ASEAN PoliticalSecurity Community Blueprint;
REITERATING that the AD1\1rv1 is the highest ministerial defence and
security consultative and cooperative mechanism for the discussion of

regional security issues with a view to ensuring that the ASEAN Member
States live in peace with one another and with the world at large in a just,
democratic and harmonious environment;

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NOTING WITH SATISFACTION that significant progress has been
made over the past four years since the inauguration of ADMM, in building
confidence, consolidating solidarity, strengthening regional resilience and

enhancing the status of ASEAN on the international arena;
EXPRESSING satisfaction with the results of the Seventh ASEAN Chiefs
of Defence Forces Informal Meeting (ACDFIM), which was held on 25
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March 2010 in Ha Noi with the theme of enhancing effectiveness of
ASEAN military cooperation in dealing with non-traditional security
challenges in the region; and commending the progress made by the
ASEAN militaries in enhancing practical cooperation;

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RECOGNISING Southeast Asia as a region of stability and vibrant
development while facing a set of common global security challenges,
especially those of a non-traditional nature, where collective efforts are
needed to meet those challenges;
AFFIRMING the determination by ASEAN'defence sectoral to cooperate
and collaborate among ASEAN Member· States as well as between ASEAN

and its partners outside the region in response to emerging non-traditional
security challenges;

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REAFFIRMING the importance of establishing the ASEAN Defence
Ministers Meeting-Plus (hereinafter referred to as "ADMM-Plus") as a
robust, effective, open and inclusive component of the regional security
architecture that would enable the AD:Ml\1 to cooperate with the nonASEAN countries to build capacity and better prepare ASEAN to address
the complex security challenges;
UPHOLDING the principle of ASEAN centrality, where ASEAN shall be
the driving force in the ADMM' s interaction and cooperation with the nonASEAN countries in the AD:Ml\1-Plus; as well as ASEAN' s principles of
non-interference and respect for national sovereignty;
RECALLING the positive outcomes of the ADMM Retreat in Bangkok on
3 November 2009 where the ASEAN Defence Ministers had reached a
broad consensus on the configuration and composition of the AD:Ml\1-Plus;
REAFFIRMING the direction of the 16th ASEAN Summit held in HaNoi,
Viet Nam on 9 April 2010, for the AD:Ml\1 to ensure the early
implementation of the AD:Ml\1-Plus;
DO HEREBY DECLARE TO:


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2. Adopt the Paper on ADMM-Plus: Modalities and Procedures which sets
out the modalities and procedures for operationalising the ADMM-Plus;
3. Uphold the decision of the 161h ASEAN Summit that the ADMM-Plus
would be inaugurated with an ADMM+8 configuration and a composition
of the ten ASEAN Member States and the eight Dialogue Partners of
ASEAN, namely Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of
Korea, Russia and the United States;
4. Welcome VietNam to host the inaugural ADMM-Plus in 2010;
5. Welcome Indonesia in its follow-up efforts to develop the Roadmap for
the Use of A SEAN Military Assets and Capacities in Humanitarian
Assistance and Disaster Relief, including the establishment of Joint
Coordination Committee (JCC) for HADR Cooperation, pursuant to the
Concept Paper on the Use of ASEAN Military Assets and Capacities in
Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, which was adopted by the
Third ADMM in February 2009;
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6. Welcome Thailand in its follow-up efforts to explore and identify
feasible approaches and mechanisms for enhancing the cooperation
between ASEAN defence establishments and civil society organisations in
the region, viewing this as another step towards the realisation of the
Concept Paper on ASEAN Defence Establishments and Civil Society
Organisations Cooperation on Non-Traditional Security, which was
adopted at the Third ADMM in February 2009;
7. Welcome the idea initiated by Malaysia on forging cooperation in
defence industry among ASEAN Member States, and noted the "ASEAN
Defence Industry Dialogue: the Way Forward" as an initial step In
exploring defence industry cooperation among ASEAN Member States;

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8. Strengthen ASEAN defence cooperation through capacity building and
mobilisation of resources for the preparedness in tackling natural disasters
and other emergencies, which are increasingly complex, non-traditional
and transnational in nature; and

9. Welcome Indonesia's chairmanship of ASEAN and its hosting of the.
Fifth ADMM in the year 20 11.
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DONE in Ha Noi, Viet Nam on the Eleventh Day of May in the Year Two
Thousand and Ten, in a single original copy in the English language.
For Brunei Darussalam:

Signed
DATO SERI PADUKA EUSSOFF AGAKI HAJI ISMAIL
Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister's Office
For the Kingdom of Cambodia:

Signed
GENERAL TEA BANH
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence
For the Republic of Indonesia:

Signed
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YUSGIANTORO
Minister of Defence

For the Lao People'sA?emocratic Republic:

Signed
LIEUTENANT GENERAL DOUANGCHA Y PHI CHIT
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence
For Malaysia:

Signed
DATO' SRI drセhma@
ZAHID HAMIDI
Deputy Prime M;/Iister and Minister of Defence
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For the Union of Myanmar:

Signed

U AYEMYINT
Deputy Minister of Defence

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For the Republic of the Philippines:

Signed
ANTONIO L. ROMERO II
Undersecretary for Finance and Armed Forces Modernazation Affairs
For the Republic of Singapore:

Signed
TEO CHEE HEAN
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence
For the Kingdom of Thailand:


Signed
GENERAL PRAWIT WONGSUWON
Minister of Defence
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For the Socialist r・ーオ「ャセッoH_n。ュZ@

Signed
GENERA!pHUNG QUANG THANH
Minister of National Defence

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